Harvey Gantt
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| Harvey Bernard Gantt | |
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| Mayor of the City of Charlotte | |
| In office 1983–1987 |
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| Preceded by | Eddie Knox |
| Succeeded by | Sue Myrick |
| Charlotte City Council | |
| In office 1974–1983 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1943 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Alma mater | Clemson University |
Harvey Bernard Gantt (born 1943 in Charleston, South Carolina) is an American architect and Democratic politician active in North Carolina.[1] He was Mayor of Charlotte from 1983 to 1987, and ran twice for the United States Senate.
In 1963, he was the first African American to be admitted to Clemson University in South Carolina.[2] He received a degree in architecture with Honors from Clemson[3] and a Master's degree in City Planning from MIT.[4]
From 1974 until 1983, Gantt served on the Charlotte City Council. He was then elected and re-elected as the first African-American mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina,[5] serving in that position from 1983 to 1987. He was defeated for a third term as mayor in 1987 by Sue Myrick. A Democrat, he staged two unsuccessful U.S. Senatorial campaigns against Republican Jesse Helms in 1990 and in 1996.
He manages a successful architectural practice, Gantt Huberman Architects, and remains active in politics, having served on the North Carolina Democratic Party Executive Council, the Democratic National Committee, and as chair of the National Capital Planning Commission.[6]
His daughter, Sonja Gantt, is a news anchor at WCNC-TV in Charlotte.
[edit] References
- ^ Eisiminger, Skip, editor, "Integration with Dignity", Clemson University Digital Press, Clemson, South Carolina, 2003, ISBN 0-9741516-1-0, page 2.
- ^ Bass, Jack and W. Scott Poole, The Palmetto State: The Making of Modern South Carolina. University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, S.C., 2009, ISBN 978-1-57003-814-3, pp. 101-102.
- ^ "Harvey Gantt". Under the Dome. Newsobersver.com. http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/profiles/harvey_gantt. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ^ "Hervay Gantt MCP'7O". Infinite Connection. MIT. http://alum.mit.edu/news/AlumniProfiles/Archive/gantt. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ^ "Harvey Gantt". Under the Dome. Newsobserver.com. http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/profiles/harvey_gantt. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ^ "Harvey Gantt". Under the Dome. Newsobserver.com. http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/profiles/harvey_gantt. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
[edit] External links
- News & Observer biography
- City of Charlotte biography
- SC African American History
- Harvey Gantt and the Desegregation of Clemson University
- Oral History Interview with Harvey B. Gantt at Oral Histories of the American South
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Eddie Knox (D) |
Mayor of Charlotte, NC 1983–1987 |
Succeeded by Sue Myrick (R) |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Jim Hunt |
Democratic Party nominee for United States Senator from North Carolina (Class 2) 1990 (lost) and 1996 (lost) |
Succeeded by Erskine Bowles |
- Mayors of Charlotte, North Carolina
- North Carolina Democrats
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni
- Clemson University alumni
- Architects from North Carolina
- School desegregation pioneers
- African American mayors
- African American politicians
- 1943 births
- Living people
- People from Charleston, South Carolina
- African American history of South Carolina
